[Bug 689343] [NEW] ntpdate has no /etc/default/ntpdate reference

[David Favor]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: ntpdate

This is broken the same way in both Maverick and Karmic. Here's the Maverick data.
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lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 10.10
Release:	10.10
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 apt-cache policy ntpdate
ntpdate:
  Installed: 1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu6
  Candidate: 1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu6
  Version table:
 *** 1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu6 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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After hours of messing with /etc/default/ntpdate and reading reams of
postings here's what I've learned.

1) Camping /etc/default (inotifywait -mr /etc/default) showed no
activity when ntpdate is run.

2) Checking the man page (man ntpdate) produces no reference to
/etc/default/ntpdate.

3) Brute checking ntpdate (strings /usr/sbin/ntpdate | grep
/etc/default/ntpdate) shows no reference.

Looks like someone's asleep at the wheel.

Best to either fix ntpdate or...

Remove /etc/default/ntpdate references (dpkg -L ntpdate | grep
/etc/default/ntpdate) from the ntpdate package.

Preferably fix ntpdate to actually use this file.

Thanks.

** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  ntpdate has no /etc/default/ntpdate reference